Improvement in shoe-fastenings



J. S. HALL. Sho e Fastenings.

No. 196,660. Patented Oct. 30, I877.

MPETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHEH, WASHINGTON, n C

UNITED SrATEs PATENT Grrron.

JOHN s. HALL, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN ISHOE-FASTENINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,660, dated October30, 1877 application filed 2 .July 30, 1877.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known. that 1, JOHN S. HALL, of the city and county of SanFrancisco, in the State of California, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Fastenings. for Shoes, Gloves, and other Articlesof Wearing Apparel, which invention is fully set forthand shown in thefollowing specification and in the accompanying drawing.

In the said drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoe with myinvention applied to it. Fig. 2 is a detail view of several of thefastenings as applied to an opening, showing their sliding action whenthe shoe is opened.

Fig. 3 isa view of the fastening applied to the opening of agaiter or aglove without the ornainental button-heads.

My invention consists in the combination, with a raised bead or filletsecured around the opening in a shoe or. otherarticle, of a number ofsliding fastenings, connected together by a cord, which clasps the beadon both sides of the opening, and, upon being drawn up, acts to draw theedges of the opening together.

The object of my invention is to provide a strong and simple fasteningto take the place of buttons and button-holes, which are more or lessobjectionable'and imperfect intheir operation or oflice of keeping theopening closed Fig. 2 of thedrawing.

With this bead Ais arranged and'combined a'sliding clasp, B, whichconstitutes the fast ening, to draw-and hold the opening together.

This fastening B is made with curvedarms or ends b-b extending from eachside,'and a straight bar or plate, c, beneath them.. These parts graspand hold the rounded orraised bead upon the edge of the opening on bothsides, and several of these fastenings are connected together at properdistance bya cord, by means of which they are caused to slide up or downupon this bead or rounded edge, and open or close the parts of the shoeor other article. By drawing upon the end of the cord the fasteningswill be drawn toward the top of the opening, and its edges closed andheld tightly together.

These fastenings are made substantially of the form shown at B in thedrawing, with the ends I) b more or less curved to properly embrace andengage the bead or rounded edge of the opening, and with a plate or bar,0, beneath the bead, which acts to hold the curved end securely downinto their position. This form and action of the parts of the fasteningwill be readily understood by reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing.

The fastenings may be made and used without the ornamental button-headsshown in Fig. 1, and they are adapted to be used in all cases as asubstitute for buttons, hooks, 0r lacing.

The sliding clasps rest in the opening of the shoe or glove, and thebead being secured directly to the edge of such opening, the said claspsproject partly above and partly below the surface of the shoe or glove,thus forming a neat fastening.

The supporting-plate c of each clasp projects beyond the bead, inside ofand under the surface of the shoe or glove, which makes the fasteningmuch stronger, as well as neater in appearance.

I am aware of the patent granted March 28, 1876, to G. Mayreis, andhereby disclaim the same.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim therein as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the bead A, secured directly to the edge of theopening in a glove I or shoe, of the gTipe-fastenings B, sliding in saidopening, and connected together by a cord, constructed and arrangedsubstantially as described and shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 16th day of July, 187 7.

JOHN S. HALL.

Witnesses:

o. w. M. slum, WILLIA M HA RNEY.

